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With Data for September 2017 | Release Date:
November 30, 2017 | Next Release Date:
December 29, 2017 |
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September 2017 Import Highlights

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in September 2017 show that one country, Canada, exported more than one million barrels per day to the United States (see table below). The top five exporting countries accounted for 75% of United States crude oil imports in September while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 91% of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of U.S. crude oil imports for September were Canada (3.3 million b/d), Saudi Arabia (666,000 b/d), Venezuela (545,000 b/d), Iraq (499,000 b/d), and Mexico (374,000 b/d). The remaining top ten sources, in order, were Colombia (351,000 b/d), Nigeria (224,000 b/d), Ecuador (223,000 b/d), Brazil (221,000 b/d), and Angola (160,000 b/d). Total crude oil imports averaged 7.3 million b/d in September, which was a decrease of 615,000 b/d from imports during August 2017.
Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum to the United States in September; exporting 3.9 million b/d. The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Saudi Arabia with 676,000 b/d.

Crude oil imports (Top 15 countries)

(thousand barrels per day)

Country

Sep-17

Aug-17

YTD 2017

Sep-16

YTD 2016

Canada

3,349

3,448

3,419

3,279

3,204

Saudi Arabia

666

739

1,033

1,209

1,126

Venezuela

545

555

664

778

740

Iraq

499

473

589

448

389

Mexico

374

524

572

516

589

Colombia

351

349

347

464

479

Nigeria

224

376

282

145

209

Ecuador

223

193

208

213

241

Brazil

221

243

209

120

143

Angola

160

287

132

143

169

Kuwait

127

87

158

270

208

Russia

86

89

54

73

43

Chad

63

-

19

32

72

Algeria

56

68

84

12

23

Azerbaijan

50

-

9

-

14

Total imports of petroleum (Top 15 countries)

(thousand barrels per day)

Country

Sep-17

Aug-17

YTD 2017

Sep-16

YTD 2016

Canada

3,932

3,960

4,000

3,794

3,761

Saudi Arabia

676

741

1,036

1,211

1,135

Venezuela

620

606

718

825

798

Iraq

502

473

593

448

393

Russia

450

443

390

406

442

Mexico

430

573

658

595

679

Colombia

374

388

375

500

521

Nigeria

292

397

309

168

237

Brazil

250

258

229

154

164

Ecuador

223

193

209

213

243

Angola

171

296

138

157

180

United Kingdom

149

67

123

132

124

Algeria

145

229

206

155

154

Kuwait

127

87

158

275

209

India

123

122

95

83

92

Note: The data in the tables above exclude oil imports into the U.S. territories.